North Korea

Apr 30

아침은 빛나라 이 강산
은금에 자원도 가득한
삼천리 아름다운 내 조국
반만년 오랜 력사에

찬란한 문화로 자라난
슬기론 인민의 이 영광
몸과 맘 다 바쳐 이 조선
길이 받드세

Transliteration

Achimŭn pinnara i kangsan
ŭn’gŭme jawŏndo kadŭkhan
samch’ŏlli arŭmdaun nae choguk
panmannyon orae ryŏksa-e

ch’allanhan munhwaro charanan
sŭlgiron inminŭi i yŏnggwang
momgwa mam ta pach’yŏ i Chosŏn
kiri patdŭse

The morning shines on this land,
A land where nature’s beauty abounds,
A homeland of three thousand ri,
So beautiful, my country.

The mountains and rivers are splendid,
The landscape is peaceful and fair,
A tranquil and fertile land,
So beautiful, my country.

This national anthem was adopted in 1947, shortly after the establishment of North Korea

Unlike many aspects of North Korean culture, the anthem does not directly praise the ruling Kim family, focusing instead on the land and nation

It shares the same name (“Aegukka”) as South Korea’s anthem, though the songs themselves are completely different